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Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet:

Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.

Half-True

By Dan Clark, Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2017

Amanda Carpenter
stated on November 13, 2017 in a CNN roundtable:

"There are ‘sore loser’ laws that would bar Luther Strange from pursuing a seat" because he already lost the Alabama Republican Senate runoff to Roy Moore.

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2017

Richard Durbin
stated on November 12, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017

American Action Network
stated on November 7, 2017 in an ad:

Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer.

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017

Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017

Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet:

"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017

Markwayne Mullin
stated on November 3, 2017 in a post on a congressional office website:

"Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017

Drew Ferguson
stated on November 5, 2017 in an email to a constituent:

Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on November 3, 2017 in a speech:

"With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet:

Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet:

Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet:

The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing:

At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2017

Charles Schumer
stated on October 4, 2017 in a Senate floor speech:

"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2017

Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 1, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.

Full Flop

By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 in a tweet:

In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017

Lamar Smith
stated on September 18, 2017 in a letter to a constituent :

"The average tax bill for Americans in 2016 was a 41 percent increase from 2013."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview with reporters:

Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.

False

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 in a speech in Indianapolis:

Ending the estate tax would "protect millions of small businesses and the American farmer."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

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